A garden classic often overlooked, Centaurea 'Amethyst in Snow' is a perennial bachelor’s button with particularly charming flowers. The high-contrast two-toned blooms have a filigreed look that does well in front gardens and high-traffic areas. When massed, the effect is very attractive. Hardiness is another stellar feature of 'Amethyst in Snow'. A native of European mountain meadows and open woodlands, it can handle winters down to USDA zone 3.

We've made significant additions to our Eryngium lineup. 'Lapis Blue' is the smokier of the two, leaning toward purple. Color seeps down the stems and into the deeply serrated leaves, forming a dense mound as a showcase. 'Blue Waves' is steely blue with a cut vase calibre. It blooms in the early summer.

A species native to North America, Eryngium yuccifolium is a plant with high ornamental value in our mind. The name comes from the strap-like leaves that resemble those of yucca, but the distinctive flower clusters are what catch our eye. You wouldn’t know it to look at it, but yuccifolium is one of the best prairie pollinators around—tough as nails, too. 

Two additions we’ve made to our line of small Agastaches are the pinks and yellows found in the Summerlong series. 'Summerlong™ Coral' and 'Summerlong™ Lemon' are sister cultivars with the same height and color density. Brightly blooming plants mound up nicely for great pot appeal.

How cool is this? Heliopsis 'Orange Marble' has two prime seasons. First the focus is on the flowers that have a glowing red-to-orange flowing out from the eyes. After that the ornamental foliage is prime for the full growing season. Pair the bronze-crackled leaves of 'Orange Marble' with the cream-crackled leaves of 'Sunstruck' for a most distintive garden.